Free Muay Thai August 2nd in New York, "Rumble on the River" at Pier 84

It’s time to catch some free Muay Thai action. This upcoming Thursday, August 2nd Friday Night Fights Muay Thai will be hosting their annual “Rumble on the River”. The event is free to the public and will take place at Pier 84 in New York. Make sure to catch some free Muay Thai action before their next event at the Broad Street Ballroom on August 17th for some more Muay Thai action.

The event which is sponsored by Chang Beer drew over 3,200 attendees last year and should once again repeat similar numbers.

Friday Night Fights "Rumble on the River" draws 3,200 in attendance

According to New York State’s Hudson River Park, Friday Night Fights’ annual free event, The "Rumble on the River" drew over 3,200 spectators on Thursday night. It was the first time that the “Rumble” featured Muay Thai boxing (since the start of the event in 2005, the event featured amateur boxing).

The move to offer a free Muay Thai event was a great decision by Friday Night Fights promoter Justin Blair. Providing a timely opportunity to increase awareness along with an educational experience for those who haven't had the opportunity to witness live Muay Thai in New York just 8 days before the broadcasting of the promotion’s July 22nd event on prime time television on August 13th.

"Rumble on the River" - The first free Muay Thai event east of the Rockies

On Thursday August 4th Friday Night Fights will be throwing the first free Muay Thai event east of the Rocky Mountains. The "Rumble on the River" will feature some top amateur talent for fans to sit back and enjoy some Muay Thai action. The event, which takes place on Manhattan’s Pier 84 overlooking the Hudson River, has usually featured boxing, will for the first time feature Muay Thai Boxing. Now is a better time than ever to introduce combat sports fans that are not familiar with Muay Thai to the sport.

Friday Night Fights sell out three consecutive events, looking to set New York Muay Thai attendance record

On June 10th, New York's longest running fight series, Friday Night Fights sold out it's third consecutive event in a row.

After starting off the 2011 season with one of the most impressive bout line ups that the east coast had seen, it seems as though the momentum from that event's success has built up speed.

March 4th, April 29th & now June 10th were all sold out shows marking for the first time that the series has achieved such a feat. While the venue for the last 3 Friday Night Fights events holds approximately 1,500 attendees, this recent accomplishment follows 2010 when Friday Night fights set the record for the highest attended Muay Thai event in New York City at the Armory with an attendance of over 2,500 people.